Photo credit: Betty Will, St. Anthony Catholic School February 9, 2015 – Most Rev. Robert N. Lynch celebrated Mass and blessed the new facilities at St. Anthony Catholic School in San Antonio with pastor, Rev. Edwin Palka. St. Anthony Catholic School is one of the oldest schools in the state of Florida and …
The “Reaching Out” Quilt shows the outline of the hands of juveniles incarcerated at the Orient Road Jail in Tampa. Their achievements include receiving their General Education Diplomas, mentoring in math, writing, science, reading. The Diocesan Prison Ministry Success & Empowerment Program, (brainchild of volunteer Elena Zerfas), goes far beyond the regular educational system by providing life skills, …
Sunday, December 7, 2014 – The Bishops of the Province of Florida joined together on Sunday, December 7, 2014 for the ribbon cutting and blessing for the two new dormitories at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary. The St. John Paul II Residence Hall has a total of 76 new seminarian rooms in two new wings …
Congratulations to Bishop Fernand J. Cheri, III on his Episcopal Ordination as Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans was filled to the rafters for the ordination on Monday, March 23, 2015. The ordination Mass was live streamed on the archdiocese’s website, and broadcast on a local …
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A meeting was held on Saturday, October 25 for Black Catholic Ministry representatives from the dioceses of Florida. The group, known as the Florida Conference of Offices for Black Catholic Ministry, was established as a Conference to help the various diocesan offices connect, share information and resources, plan events and support one another. Due to …
On January 26, 2015, Bishop Lynch celebrated the 19th anniversary of his ordination of the Episcopacy and Installation as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg! We continue to pray for his good health and we thank God for placing him with us. We are grateful for his compassion, his wisdom, and his …
Bishop Lynch had the opportunity to share words of gratitude with Pope Francis on behalf of everyone in the Diocese of St. Petersburg when he visited Rome in October 2013. Pope Francis’ response to Bishop Lynch was, “Please pray for me, I have only just begun and I need prayers.” We have created a poster …
